D-Loop #12 - Cheyenne Clover

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Great views you earn and then fast, long descents.

The start is at the bottom of Captain Jacks. You can drive here or ride up Gold Camp to start.

You'll continue on Gold Camp Rd. 1.7 miles to the main parking lot, also known as the Buckhorn Lot. Continue straight through the lot, past the porta potties, around the gate to keep riding up the doubletrack.

At mile 2.85, you'll be at the collapsed tunnel and why you can't drive to Cripple Creek this way. There is a steep trail to the left of the tunnel that goes up and around. Keep in mind, you'll be coming back down this way after the second "leaf" of the clover from St. Mary's. For now, enjoy a short, fast descent to a creek crossing. After you cross the creek, the further right you go, the less of a boulder drop awaits you.

Settle in for more climbing to Daniels at mile 3.54. Finally, sustained singletrack! Descend to meet up with Sweetwater at mile 3.85, take the right hand switchback to ride Sweetwater/Daniels counter clockwise. Hint: it starts fast, then turns into climbing.

At mile 6.63, you'll leave Sweetwater onto Daniels, stay left to keep climbing back to the intersection you started Sweetwater at mile 7. Stay right to climb back to Gold Camp Rd.

Take a left onto Gold Camp Rd to climb to a connector trail to St. Mary's. At mile 8.28, look for a steep, singletrack trail on the right, this is St. Mary's Access Trail. You'll be walking several spots. The trail will start to level out and be rideable around 8.6 miles, stay left an intersection.

Mile 8.9 will intersect St. Mary's. You made it! Some fun downhill awaits. Drop you seat and turn on the bell.

At mile 10, you're back to the collapsed tunnel. Keep going straight to follow the swoops down to Gold Camp. Get a snack while you can, the climb up Buckhorn starts at mile 10.6.

You'll take Buckhorn all the way up to where it intersects Captain Jacks at mile 11.8. Hang a right for some relief and an epic view at mile 12. You're almost done!

Kitty litter awaits you on the first switchback off the lookout. Keep it loose as you rocket down to High Drive. Cross over and go through the moto gate on your left at mile 12.67. A slight uphill is needed as you contour around to the goods.

The descent starts at mile 13.12. Have fun!! Stay on Jacks all the way back to the start!